The Climb

Today I climbed the mountain
My eyes were clouded
My feet were weary
My heart was broken
I listened to the breath around me
The pitter patter
Rustling of leaves
The haunting hum of the wind
Nature's music
The sun kissed my lips
The breeze tickled my skin
And I was awakened
Reaching the top I found my way
I can do this
The heat around me
Guiding me
My feet followed
My heart listened
My tears fell
My thoughts opened
A wound
Raw and sore
Ready to heal
I heard my song
Serenity
and I kept walking
Running
Weeping
Loving
..........surviving
One more day
I will keep climbing and make it through one more day

Waiting

My fingers haven't touched these keys in months
My heart hasn't let my words go in days
My lips haven't spoken my poetry
Since when?
I am a poet every day
Inside my soul
Around the gate of my locked up heart
and I wait
for the right moment to let go
To escape the words that haunt my dreams
To enlighten the darkness that hovers over my head
I am not good enough
I am not strong enough
but I miss you
My paper
My pen
My words
I don't care who reads you
I don't care who loves you
Only who hates you
Every day I am tortured
Yearning to be skinned
Stripped
Naked
and I will still hide
Behind the solid reasoning in my mind
My Faith
With its tail between its legs
Sitting politely by my side
Waiting